The BP oil spill will certainly cause harm for many years, but eventually clean-up efforts and nature's rejuvenating power will bring the Gulf Coast back to normal. The spill might however provide enough political will for the Obama Administration to push through major new spending programs, which may well have more pernicious and longer-lasting effects than the original oil disaster.A typical example of the "never let a crisis go to waste" thinking appeared on the Sunday New York Times op-ed page, in a pretentious father-son dialogue about the future of the planet, titled "Generations in the Balance." Historian Tony Judt readily dismisses the energy source that provides 35% of the world's energy:[B]ig oil has no long-term future: sooner or later the contemptible little sheikdoms that have arisen upon a pool of liquid greed will sink back into the desert.Apparently respect for multicultural diversity does not apply to those who trade in oil. Jolt continues: ...(Read Full Post)